Heavy Rainfall Threat for Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley; Mild Temperatures for the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms with the risk for flash flooding from the Southern Plains to the Mississippi Valley develops on Tuesday. Moisture tracking into the Pacific Northwest will bring heavy lower elevation/coastal rain and mountain snow. Meanwhile, unseasonably warm temperatures continue for the eastern two-thirds of the country.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory

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Juneau, AK Local Forecast Office

5NM WSW Sitka AK

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

SE 10kt
7ft
Low: 38 °F

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday

Light Wind
6ft
High: 43 °F

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
Night
Light Wind
5ft
Low: 34 °F
Wednesday

SW 10kt
5-6ft
High: 42 °F
Wednesday
Night
E 20kt
5ft
Low: 36 °F
Thursday

E 15kt
5ft
High: 45 °F
Thursday
Night
E 15kt
5ft
Low: 37 °F
Friday

SW 10kt
4-5ft
High: 44 °F
Friday
Night
S 10kt
3-4ft
Low: 37 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:59 pm AKST Feb 6, 2023
Forecast Valid: 1am AKST Feb 7, 2023-6pm AKST Feb 13, 2023

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

Synopsis: Short lived ridging over the panhandle will move into Canada Mon night while onshore SW flow persists into Tue morning. A low will track E into Haida Gwaii Tue. Another gale force low is expected to move into the gulf Wed.

Overnight

SE wind around 10 kt. Scattered showers. Seas around 7 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Scattered showers. Seas around 6 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Rain showers likely before 9pm, then snow showers likely. Seas around 5 ft.

Wednesday

SW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a chance of rain showers between 9am and noon. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday Night

E wind 10 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Rain, mainly after midnight. Seas around 5 ft.

Thursday

E wind 10 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Rain. Seas around 5 ft.

Thursday Night

E wind 10 to 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Rain. Seas around 5 ft.

Friday

SW wind around 10 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Rain. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Friday Night

WSW wind around 10 kt becoming S in the evening. Rain likely. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.